Zvi Eckstein

Zvi Eckstein is an Israeli economist who served as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel from 2006 to 2011.

born 1949Deputy Governor of the Bank of IsraelResearch on female labor supplyHeading the Aaron Institute

Born: 9 April 1949, Ramat Gan
Occupation: economist
Education: Tel Aviv University, University of Minnesota

Zvi Eckstein was born in 1949 in Ramat Gan

Zvi Eckstein was born in Ramat Gan in 1949. He moved with his mother to Kibbutz Yakum and lived there until after his army service. He served in the IDF armored corps.

He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Tel Aviv University in 1974. He then studied at the University of Minnesota and received his doctorate in 1981. His advisers included Anne Krueger, Christopher Sims and Thomas Sargent.

He taught at Yale University and joined Tel Aviv University in 1983, becoming a full professor in 1999. He also held posts at Boston University and the University of Minnesota. In 2008 he gave the Walras-Bowley lecture of the Econometric Society.

From 2006 to 2011 he was Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel. In 2011 he became founding dean of the school of economics at what is now Reichman University, and in 2014 head of its Aaron Institute for Economic Policy. He also served on public committees, including one on the minimum wage.

He has been married to Hadassa since 1975, and they have 3 children.